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Walther P38 "BYF43" with Brown grip not black...


neonkiller

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http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs564.ash2/148617_459903270597_651455597_6147869_6937316_n.jpg

 

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This is my first gun, Walther p38 Second Edition SS infantry model Its rare because of the BYF stamping thus most having black grips mine has a dark brown grip Ive only seen a couple of these while searching on the net. All matching numbers too.

 

Only thing it did not come with is the spare Magazine and the holster is missing the holder for another magazine that should have came with it.

 

Mine was made by Mauser when Walther could not handle the workload the German Army was asking for

 

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/uniforms_firearms/firearms/p38/p38index.htm

 

This came from the side of a German officer. I know some of the story but details I was never told...

 

Not my last.

 

CCW coming in the spring hopefully getting a nice lil 9mm compact of some sort.

Edited by neonkiller
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That's a real beauty!!! Very nice pistol.

 

"P"? Interesting. "p" usually means Jan. Feb. production in 1944.

 

You should post some detailed pictures of this pistol on the p38forum.com. The experts on the p38forum can tell you more about it. Maybe it's a very unusual one? Be sure to take some photos of the inside of the grips. They are compiling some good data over there on the subject of grips and serial numbers.

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Here's my 1943 "ac" (Walther) P38...

 

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/jjjxlr8/P38_AC43/IMG_0867.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/jjjxlr8/P38_AC43/IMG_0870.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/jjjxlr8/P38_AC43/IMG_0868.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/jjjxlr8/P38_AC43/IMG_0869.jpg

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